A new study from the University of Iowa College of Public Health finds that people who have had greater exposure to pyrethroids--chemicals found in commonly-used pesticides--have a higher likelihood of dying from cardiovascular disease.

Steven Spears, a transportation policy expert in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning and an avid cyclist, offers tips to help riders stay safe on the roads during winter months, when temperatures are cold and pavement often is covered with ice, snow, sand, and salt.

Dan McGehee, director of the National Advanced Driving Simulator (NADS), discusses the university's research that improves driving safety and explains the difference between autonomous and automated vehicles in this news podcast.

An international research team co-led by the University of Iowa has dated the last known appearance of Homo erectus, one of modern humans’ direct ancestors. Researchers examined animal fragments from a fossil bed where homo erectus remains had been found and dated the surrounding landscape to determine homo erectus last appeared at a site called Ngandong, on the Indonesian island of Java, between...

STEM Innovator, a program offered by the Iowa John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center at the University of Iowa, trains high school teachers around the country to teach problem-solving and entrepreneurial skills to their students.

Research from Corinne Peek-Asa of the University of Iowa College of Public Health finds that on-the-job farm injuries are underreported because of gaps in the injury reporting and recording process, making it more difficult to address occupational injuries by agricultural workers.

Corinne Peek-Asa of the University of Iowa College of Public Health, talks about her research highlighting agricultural safety and a recent study that finds on-the-job farm injures are underreported.

Jodie Plumert, a professor of psychological and brain sciences, discusses recent surveys that show the increasing dangers posed by distracted people who are texting while walking.

The 2007 graduate of the Iowa Playwrights Workshop left his home state 20 years ago. While rehearsing his new play, “Greater Clements,” he drove through the lonesome landscapes that still inspire his work.

Professors Arturs Kalnin from the Tippie College of Business and Keith Mueller in the College of Public Health offer their analysis of the recent failed merger talks between UnityPoint Health and Sanford Health.